Walmart Just Made This Huge Covid Announcement–& People Are Freaking Out!

In a post written by the company's chief medical officer Dr. Tom Van Gilder, the company explained that they offered the vaccines to their own pharmacists who will be frontline workers in distributing the vaccine.

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"We know the vital role our stores, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will play in the immunization of communities across the country, so keeping them healthy and safe is a critical first link in the chain of wide vaccine distribution," he wrote.

Next up? The company explained that it is working to prepare thousands of its pharmacy locations across the country to deliver the vaccine to the "Priority 1B" and "Priority 1C" groups, which include essential workers, first responders, and older Americans.

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The general public will not be far behind. "We will also be prepared for all Americans to receive the vaccine in the spring and summer when the broad rollout happens," he explained. Woo hoo!